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Detroit Pistons

Season: 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018
Also known as: Detroit Pistons
Program History

2026-2027 Team Stats (11 games)

115.5
PPG
107.8
Opp
+7.7
Margin
46.9%
FG%
37.0%
3P%
78.0%
FT%
44.4
RPG
27.4
APG
13.5
TO
101.0
Est. poss./game
115.7
Adj PPG
111.1
Adj Opp PPG
#9
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 1137 (#3) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +9 elo More → 1135 (#7) HCA +9 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +10 elo More → 1106 (#8) HCA +10 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +1.6 More → +5.2 (#10) HCA +1.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +1.7 More → +5.7 (#9) HCA +1.7
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.683 (#6) -
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 115.7 | AdjD 111.1 More → 0.620 (#9) AdjO 115.7 | AdjD 111.1
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 116.2 | AdjD 112.0 More → 0.622 (#9) AdjO 116.2 | AdjD 112.0
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 118 | GP 11 More → 1154 (#8) RD 118 | GP 11

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-10-20 vs Boston Celtics W 121 - 113
2026-10-23 @ Miami Heat W 128 - 111
2026-10-25 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 106 - 93
2026-10-27 @ New York Knicks L 97 - 111
2026-10-28 vs Charlotte Hornets W 97 - 89
2026-10-30 @ Brooklyn Nets W 110 - 94
2026-11-02 @ Charlotte Hornets W 124 - 91
2026-11-04 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 106 - 112
2026-11-08 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 116 - 121
2026-11-09 vs Washington Wizards W 122 - 111
2026-11-12 @ Washington Wizards W 144 - 140
2026-11-14 @ Miami Heat - Preview
2026-11-17 @ San Antonio Spurs - Preview
2026-11-18 @ New Orleans Pelicans - Preview
2026-11-20 vs Toronto Raptors - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Cade Cunningham Cade Cunningham G 11 34.6 25.0 5.2 7.9 1.5 0.9 3.2 18.0 19.4 40 10 4.0 4.8 48.5 31.4 83.6 1.66 59.8 54.0
Duncan Robinson Duncan Robinson F 11 31.8 18.1 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.2 1.0 12.0 10.8 102 10 10.2 13.2 45.5 43.7 82.9 1.79 66.3 62.5
Daniss Jenkins Daniss Jenkins G 11 27.4 13.5 3.8 4.3 0.9 0.1 1.5 9.5 11.6 74 10 7.4 11.4 46.2 44.4 93.3 0.77 63.1 57.7
Jalen Duren Jalen Duren C 2 19.0 13.0 7.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 8.5 15.0 11 2 5.5 11.5 58.8 0 85.7 0.8 64.7 58.8
Paul Reed Paul Reed F 11 27.1 11.5 7.7 2.3 1.0 0.9 1.9 8.5 13.0 58 10 5.8 9.0 56.4 55.6 64.0 1.49 60.5 59.0
John Collins John Collins F 11 26.3 10.6 5.9 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.0 8.7 9.1 13 10 1.3 2.0 49.0 41.4 73.3 -0.44 57.0 55.2
Ausar Thompson Ausar Thompson G 10 28.7 10.1 8.7 5.0 1.3 0.8 2.6 8.5 14.8 38 9 4.2 6.2 49.4 0.0 68.0 1.53 52.6 49.4
Kevin Huerter Kevin Huerter G 11 23.2 9.0 2.5 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 7.5 7.1 35 10 3.5 6.1 43.9 34.7 66.7 0.87 55.9 54.3
Isaiah Joe Isaiah Joe G 3 13.7 7.3 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 6.3 3.7 -14 3 -4.7 -13.4 36.8 23.1 62.5 0.19 48.8 44.7
Javonte Green Javonte Green G 11 17.4 6.1 2.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 4.8 5.3 67 10 6.7 15.3 39.6 30.0 92.9 1.63 56.6 50.9
Ronald Holland II Ronald Holland II F 11 15.4 4.9 3.5 1.7 0.5 0.8 1.0 5.0 5.5 5 10 0.5 1.3 34.5 28.0 69.2 -0.11 44.5 40.9
Chaz Lanier Chaz Lanier G 4 3.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.5 -7 4 -1.8 -21.5 71.4 60.0 0 -0.54 92.9 92.9
Ebuka Okorie Ebuka Okorie - 5 4.2 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 2.4 0.6 5 5 1.0 10.1 33.3 0.0 100.0 0.02 41.3 33.3
Taurean Prince Taurean Prince F 2 6.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 5 2 2.5 14.4 33.3 33.3 50.0 -0.34 51.5 50.0
Tolu Smith Tolu Smith - 7 4.0 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 -27 7 -3.9 -39.4 40.0 0 33.3 -1.19 39.3 40.0
Isaac Jones Isaac Jones C 4 3.5 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.8 -2 4 -0.5 -6.1 50.0 0.0 0 -0.91 50.0 50.0
Elijah Harkless Elijah Harkless - 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0 0 0 - 0 0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

2026-2027 Shot Zones

964 located field-goal attempts in 11 games (NBA Stats). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Cunningham18% Cunningham24% Cunningham61% Cunningham40% Cunningham38% Jenkins30% Robinson35% Robinson34% Robinson39% Robinson22%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Cunningham20% Cunningham16% Cunningham33% Cunningham45% Cunningham31% Robinson22% Jenkins16% Robinson24% Cunningham30% Robinson29%
Misses: who misses most here

Cade CunninghamDuncan RobinsonDaniss Jenkins

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 174-256 68.0 348 Cade Cunningham 18% (64 pts) Paul Reed 18% (62 pts) Cade Cunningham 20% (16 misses) Ausar Thompson 16% (13 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 83-198 41.9 166 Cade Cunningham 24% (40 pts) Paul Reed 17% (28 pts) Cade Cunningham 16% (18 misses) Paul Reed 16% (18 misses)
Mid-range left 23-44 52.3 46 Cade Cunningham 61% (28 pts) Daniss Jenkins 22% (10 pts) Cade Cunningham 33% (7 misses) Daniss Jenkins 19% (4 misses)
Mid-range center 5-16 31.2 10 Cade Cunningham 40% (4 pts) Ausar Thompson 20% (2 pts) Cade Cunningham 45% (5 misses) Ausar Thompson 18% (2 misses)
Mid-range right 16-42 38.1 32 Cade Cunningham 38% (12 pts) Paul Reed 19% (6 pts) Cade Cunningham 31% (8 misses) Ausar Thompson 23% (6 misses)
Left corner 3 20-66 30.3 60 Daniss Jenkins 30% (18 pts) Javonte Green 20% (12 pts) Duncan Robinson 22% (10 misses) Cade Cunningham 15% (7 misses)
Right corner 3 20-64 31.2 60 Duncan Robinson 35% (21 pts) Daniss Jenkins 20% (12 pts) Daniss Jenkins 16% (7 misses) Duncan Robinson 16% (7 misses)
Above-break 3 left 38-79 48.1 114 Duncan Robinson 34% (39 pts) Cade Cunningham 18% (21 pts) Duncan Robinson 24% (10 misses) Cade Cunningham 22% (9 misses)
Above-break 3 center 33-80 41.2 99 Duncan Robinson 39% (39 pts) Cade Cunningham 18% (18 pts) Cade Cunningham 30% (14 misses) Duncan Robinson 17% (8 misses)
Above-break 3 right 40-119 33.6 120 Duncan Robinson 22% (27 pts) Cade Cunningham 18% (21 pts) Duncan Robinson 29% (23 misses) Cade Cunningham 20% (16 misses)